We refuse to be anything but first.
After three hours of hiking, we approached the summit. By then we had accumulated a group of a dozen or so (well-prepared) hikers. At the saddle, right below the summit, everyone stopped to take a break, but of course Lib took off full speed ahead (and I desperately tried to keep up). For the finaly 100 yards (Lib was already at the marker), I had the idiotic idea to run and catch up with her. I think my lungs almost popped. But once I recovered, I found myself breathless once again from the beauty of it all and the sense of accomplishment (my first peak).
In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more 
